Mostly useless trade secrets

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Xarpho's Return

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I've worked a number of low-end jobs that have some "trade secrets", not enough to get sued over or gain a huge advantage with a competitor, but just random stuff to exchange. I was hoping there was a website for such a thing (outside of incidental stuff like old training videos from fast food getting dumped) but stuff that I do remember is, for instance, salt and pepper at Subway is 7 parts salt to one part pepper, and that there are three cucumber slices to a 6" by default (yes I know that's plain to see but this was the rules). There's some marginally more interesting stuff I have, I used to work in a factory that had some clients but even though it's not out of date I'm not 100% sure I wouldn't be sued for it if they could link it to me. If there's not a website out there, sounds like it could at least make for neat stories.
 
/x/ with a vpn then make an alt here and post screenshots of them here with an alt account with a different vpn trvst
 
Big mac sauce is just mayo, relish, mustard, onion powder, and paprika. Sweet and sour sauces from cheap Chinese places are just ketchup, vinegar, and honey.
 
Xarpho's Return dijo:
the salt and pepper at Subway is 7 parts salt to one part pepper
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I hope your will is up to date.

You can make a funnel (because you will never have a real one) out of rolled up acetate, an MRE bag, or even a bent piece of cardboard. You and your buddies will also get diesel/mo-gas/oil all over yourselves and have to carry a garbage bag full of contaminated dirt with you for weeks. Don't ask why, it's just the way it is, and there is no other way.
 
I'll make this my first post as a long-time lurker since 2018 who finally took the time to actually create an account (screw it).

If you want to occasionally make a few dollars on the stock market as a normal person who doesn't just have thousands lying around, occasionally Google search terms like "racist" or "offensive," and then go to the news tab and select "Sort by date." A company may come up in a headline depending on the day. Check if any other recent negative news about the company was written, and check to see if the company lost a little of its stock value with your search engine and/or stock tracking site of choice. If no other recent and significant negative news comes up and the stock has lost some value since the headline(s) came out, check how stable the stock has been over time in the short term and in the long term. If the stock seems to generally pick itself up after it goes down, buy 1-3 shares, depending on its price.

It is preferable that you use Google when you search for the news initially because that is generally what other investors use, even if it is normie and terrible. Also, do not get tricked by only looking at how the company did in the last year or less. Really look back at least the last five years. You want a stock that will bounce back up after the negative publicity passes. The stock market isn't about how well a company is doing. It's about how well others think a company is doing or will do in the future.

Source: I did this when Grok was being based last summer and made money off of 3 shares of Tesla stock after only a few days because of it.
 
Somewhat similar but more "actionable" is knowing internal metrics for various things. For example, most stores with soda machines inventory the cups but don't really give a shit about the soda water/syrup - meaning that if you visit your friend when he's working and take a cup and grab a drink, it'll count as theft and he may get yelled at - but if you bring your own nobody will know or care.

A similar thing is "spillage" for a bartender; if you know them well you'll learn how much they can "assist" you without it being noticed.
 
Bad hires are incredibly expensive for companies, regardless of levels. Some guy who walks in and out can cost upwards of 50% the yearly pay (mostly in invisible costs like potential and morale), it's insane. This is why hiring via connection is so common, and why the "walk in and firm handshake" hires only existed when the economy was so strong having someone at all was worth the risk of bad hires.

Semi-relatedly, many managers really don't like laying people off because it often either reflects poorly on them in their own metrics, or because they understand just how much that can fuck someone's life up. Most of them try to hide this.

Another thing is that Goodwill will hold items for you, especially if they know you and like you. Like, everyone blatantly agreeing to hide them in the back until you arrive. The inverse applies as well.
 
I once worked at a plastic plant that made parts for bombs, in hindsight there was very little security around it. I could have easily stole a couple labels that show the exact resin used and taken a photo of the components being assembled.
 
As a former Carpenter, I really don't give a fuck about your house. When I worked. As a field Carpenter, I wasn't getting paid enough to care about your house. For 22 an hour I give very little fucks about how many mistakes I make.
You want someone to care about your house? Pay them what they're worth.
 
Nonprofits are kind of evil and nonprofits/charities will also donate to each other, so you can get a loop that goes like this:
  1. Money comes in from donations and nonprofit sales of goods and services
  2. Money is paid to overhead (administrative costs, salaries, etc.)
  3. There is leftover money that could go to the nonprofit's "target"
  4. It doesn't
  5. The leftover money is donated to ANOTHER nonprofit
  6. That next nonprofit uses the money to pay their own overhead
This loop continues until all the money is gone, and the money never actually reaches the homeless/sick/animals/whatever. This is why nonprofits also spend so much on events and networking and why people who work for them all have those sanpanku eyes once they reach a certain level.

This is also why you see things like "most grants went to groups aligned with FireAid’s mission". That's the tricky language they use. "Aligned with our mission" means "Our friend and people/organizations that are part of the racket."
 
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Sargon's wife's son dijo:
As a former Carpenter, I really don't give a fuck about your house. When I worked. As a field Carpenter, I wasn't getting paid enough to care about your house. For 22 an hour I give very little fucks about how many mistakes I make.
You want someone to care about your house? Pay them what they're worth.
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Its why you want to get an inspector to cry about cuts not being square and plumbers not using stud shoes.
I'm surprised its 22, I thought the master carpenter makes 50 or something per hour.
 
Sargon's wife's son dijo:
I don't get paid. Not much anymore. It's just. Used to work for a really shitty company.
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That's not a trade secret, but it's related. You most often get what you pay for, or don't get anything at really competitive pricing.

When you contract out of your area of expertise, it's often worth it to pay more for a brand name (assuming you made your research). It does not guarantee quality, but it gives you a much better chance at getting things fixed, because there is an actual company behind it that can't afford liability. They would have fired Sargon and sent someone who does care a bit.

If you go for the cheapest offer, then at best you get Sargon who does not give a fuck and spend more time looking at the clock than working. At best. At worst, you get someone malicious who is planning from the beginning to create issues he is going to overcharge you for. The bid was only competitive in the sense that it did not include all the upsells you are going to have to shell out for the job to be completed. And you can't sue these fuckers, they'll just close shop and start again. Leave you with a gutted house.
 
rel=alternate dijo:
That's not a trade secret, but it's related. You most often get what you pay for, or don't get anything at really competitive pricing.

When you contract out of your area of expertise, it's often worth it to pay more for a brand name (assuming you made your research). It does not guarantee quality, but it gives you a much better chance at getting things fixed, because there is an actual company behind it that can't afford liability. They would have fired Sargon and sent someone who does care a bit.

If you go for the cheapest offer, then at best you get Sargon who does not give a fuck and spend more time looking at the clock than working. At best. At worst, you get someone malicious who is planning from the beginning to create issues he is going to overcharge you for. The bid was only competitive in the sense that it did not include all the upsells you are going to have to shell out for the job to be completed. And you can't sue these fuckers, they'll just close shop and start again. Leave you with a gutted house.
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Actually, that company made a large amount of money off me. I just don't work there anymore. Now I get paid like. Whatever I decide to pay myself. On any given day, 'cause I just decided working for the people in carpentry is stupid.
If people want advice. About not getting shitty work done. If a guy shows up and he has a bunch of fancy tools, he's probably a good Carpenter. If he shows up in these nonwhite. Hire a different company.
 
FieldPiece dijo:
Not exactly useless but most HVAC service companies are scam artists. Most issues you have with your AC are either dirty coils, a bad capacitor, or a bad contactor. All of these can be diagnosed and fixed extremely easily with a little research on youtube.
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Uh, I should look into this, usually I just keep calling different companies until someone fixes it since looking is free.
Do you got a channel suggestion for it?
 
Sargon's wife's son dijo:
As a former Carpenter, I really don't give a fuck about your house. When I worked. As a field Carpenter, I wasn't getting paid enough to care about your house. For 22 an hour I give very little fucks about how many mistakes I make.
You want someone to care about your house? Pay them what they're worth.
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You aren't even worth $22 per hour. "former" Carpenter sounds fitting for the likes of you.
 
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